View full sizeNorthampton's favorite son, former President Calvin Coolidge, left, is also an apparent favorite of Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, who suggested he would make a fine addition to Mount Rushmore.

NORTHAMPTON - What do the city of Northampton and Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann have in common?

No, it’s not a trick question.

The left-leaning Hampshire County community and the hard-right conservative congresswoman from Minnesota each have an affinity for Calvin Coolidge.

In Northampton, Coolidge, the longtime attorney and former mayor who became president in 1923, remains a presence, more than a half century after his death.